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Population in Tajikistan compared to Zambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Tajikistan was 10,590,927 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tajikistan's population is 10,940,854 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 2.05 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Tajikistan is ranked the 88th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.13% for Tajikistan vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Tajikistan has increased from 6.92M people to 10.9M (58% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
  • Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Tajikistan vs Zambia: live population counter

Tajikistan Zambia
Current population
10940854
22402291
Population rank 88/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.27%
One net population change
2.61 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
4.87 minutes
One migration net change every
24.8 minutes
1.19 hours
Annual migration change -21,236 +7,381
Daily growth/decline +551 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +201,128 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 22/197

Tajikistan and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Tajikistan
Population

Growth rate
Zambia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Tajikistan Zambia Tajikistan Zambia
1960 2,112,131 3,153,729 - -
1961 2,181,805 3,254,086 3.3% 3.18%
1962 2,255,026 3,358,099 3.36% 3.2%
1963 2,331,736 3,465,907 3.4% 3.21%
1964 2,411,260 3,577,017 3.41% 3.21%
1965 2,492,998 3,692,086 3.39% 3.22%
1966 2,577,184 3,812,003 3.38% 3.25%
1967 2,664,130 3,936,343 3.37% 3.26%
1968 2,753,848 4,065,593 3.37% 3.28%
1969 2,845,273 4,197,116 3.32% 3.24%
1970 2,936,779 4,321,718 3.22% 2.97%
1971 3,028,837 4,442,525 3.13% 2.8%
1972 3,123,691 4,569,309 3.13% 2.85%
1973 3,222,290 4,702,693 3.16% 2.92%
1974 3,324,499 4,842,746 3.17% 2.98%
1975 3,430,425 4,990,086 3.19% 3.04%
1976 3,540,076 5,143,842 3.2% 3.08%
1977 3,653,265 5,302,480 3.2% 3.08%
1978 3,768,508 5,465,374 3.15% 3.07%
1979 3,882,691 5,631,728 3.03% 3.04%
1980 3,995,256 5,802,833 2.9% 3.04%
1981 4,109,022 5,983,289 2.85% 3.11%
1982 4,227,171 6,178,637 2.88% 3.26%
1983 4,350,874 6,381,038 2.93% 3.28%
1984 4,480,026 6,580,490 2.97% 3.13%
1985 4,619,003 6,780,953 3.1% 3.05%
1986 4,772,139 6,986,471 3.32% 3.03%
1987 4,939,059 7,191,282 3.5% 2.93%
1988 5,114,989 7,391,440 3.56% 2.78%
1989 5,267,249 7,589,216 2.98% 2.68%
1990 5,398,768 7,786,169 2.5% 2.6%
1991 5,541,205 7,981,650 2.64% 2.51%
1992 5,649,400 8,176,680 1.95% 2.44%
1993 5,724,993 8,373,921 1.34% 2.41%
1994 5,825,368 8,576,269 1.75% 2.42%
1995 5,948,584 8,785,763 2.12% 2.44%
1996 6,066,523 9,004,053 1.98% 2.48%
1997 6,139,829 9,237,063 1.21% 2.59%
1998 6,176,397 9,482,408 0.6% 2.66%
1999 6,208,370 9,740,005 0.52% 2.72%
2000 6,284,735 10,017,631 1.23% 2.85%
2001 6,407,377 10,325,185 1.95% 3.07%
2002 6,531,669 10,647,949 1.94% 3.13%
2003 6,658,575 10,983,595 1.94% 3.15%
2004 6,790,547 11,338,198 1.98% 3.23%
2005 6,924,720 11,718,819 1.98% 3.36%
2006 7,057,566 12,129,553 1.92% 3.5%
2007 7,194,477 12,565,085 1.94% 3.59%
2008 7,338,403 13,021,324 2% 3.63%
2009 7,490,230 13,490,389 2.07% 3.6%
2010 7,652,141 13,965,594 2.16% 3.52%
2011 7,824,785 14,437,796 2.26% 3.38%
2012 8,014,084 14,913,629 2.42% 3.3%
2013 8,216,724 15,398,997 2.53% 3.25%
2014 8,425,552 15,895,315 2.54% 3.22%
2015 8,643,840 16,399,089 2.59% 3.17%
2016 8,865,631 16,914,423 2.57% 3.14%
2017 9,085,946 17,441,320 2.49% 3.12%
2018 9,307,333 17,973,569 2.44% 3.05%
2019 9,529,966 18,513,839 2.39% 3.01%
2020 9,749,310 19,059,395 2.3% 2.95%
2021 9,966,908 19,603,607 2.23% 2.86%
2022 10,182,222 20,152,938 2.16% 2.8%
2023 10,389,799 20,723,965 2.04% 2.83%
2024 10,590,927 21,314,956 1.94% 2.85%
2025 10,786,735 21,913,869 1.85% 2.81%
2026 10,978,598 22,521,905 1.78% 2.77%
2027 11,168,387 23,138,716 1.73% 2.74%
2028 11,356,920 23,761,368 1.69% 2.69%
2029 11,545,276 24,389,681 1.66% 2.64%
2030 11,733,066 25,024,887 1.63% 2.6%
2031 11,920,472 25,666,496 1.6% 2.56%
2032 12,110,150 26,311,946 1.59% 2.51%
2033 12,302,290 26,960,073 1.59% 2.46%
2034 12,496,888 27,611,621 1.58% 2.42%
2035 12,695,586 28,266,887 1.59% 2.37%
2036 12,899,096 28,925,103 1.6% 2.33%
2037 13,104,339 29,583,482 1.59% 2.28%
2038 13,308,237 30,240,549 1.56% 2.22%
2039 13,511,372 30,895,586 1.53% 2.17%
2040 13,713,948 31,550,394 1.5% 2.12%
2041 13,915,192 32,204,340 1.47% 2.07%
2042 14,115,137 32,856,596 1.44% 2.03%
2043 14,311,598 33,510,500 1.39% 1.99%
2044 14,504,865 34,165,920 1.35% 1.96%
2045 14,694,858 34,821,101 1.31% 1.92%
2046 14,879,388 35,475,795 1.26% 1.88%
2047 15,059,869 36,129,270 1.21% 1.84%
2048 15,236,594 36,782,260 1.17% 1.81%
2049 15,408,032 37,434,667 1.13% 1.77%
2050 15,574,643 38,083,369 1.08% 1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tajikistan increased by 1,719,120 people (a 24.8% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tajikistan gained 2,297,014 (a 26.6% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Tajikistan was ranked 99th most populous country in 2005 and is 88th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Tajikistan's population will grow by 42.4% to 15,574,643 people with a rank change from 88th to 83rd. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.

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